Department of Accounting and Finance, Lecture in Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
Review Article
The Determinants of Financial Stability of Commercial Banks: Empirical Evidence from Ethiopia
Author(s): Tilahun Simegnew Dress*
This study was conducted to investigate the determinants of commercial banks’ financial stability in Ethiopia for ten consecutive years
(2009-2018). The target population of this study was the total number of commercial banks in Ethiopia, of which one is a state-owned bank and
the rest are private banks. Data were collected from the audited financial statements of nine sample commercial banks selected by
using purposive sampling. The balanced panel data and quantitative research approach were used for data analysis. Results are estimated
by using multiple regression models. The empirical results revealed that there is a statistically significant and positive relationship
between the financial stability of banks and bank size, capital adequacy ratio, and liquidity. On the other hand, operating cost was found to have
a statistically significant and negative relat.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2168-9601.2022.11.389
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